Inside the 'Ricky Bobby' mansion at LKN ? and Meck County's other priciest home sales in February (PHOTOS)February marked a busy month for luxury home sales along the shores of Lake Norman.
Most notable, a mansion in Cornelius that drew fame for its appearance in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," sold at the end of the month for $4 million. That European-style estate, which served as the home of Will Ferrell's character, Ricky Bobby, in the NASCAR spoof, registered as the most expensive home sale in Mecklenburg County last month.
Built in 2002, the 9,800-square-foot home had been placed?

Dream Homes: Scott County private estate on the market for $2 million (slideshow)A 43-acre countryside estate could be yours for $2 million.
The property includes a 4,230-square-foot home with three bedrooms, four bathrooms and an outdoor pool. The master suite has a gas fireplace, built-in shelving and a deck that overlooks a pond. The master bathroom features a double jacuzzi.
The property also has more than 13,000 square feet of shop and office space. The current owner has a conditional-use permit to run a business there, which includes a heated main shop.
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U.S. mortgage rates reverse course and declineU.S. mortgage rates moved lower for the first time in 2018, according to Freddie Mac.
The 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 4.44 percent for the week ending March 15, down from 4.46 percent the previous week. A year ago, mortgage rates stood at 4.17 percent.
Favorable mortgage rates have helped propel U.S. home sales and the refinance market.
?Tuesday?s Consumer Price Index report indicated inflation may be cooling down; headline consumer price inflation was 2.2 percent year-over-year in February,??

Patti Payne's Cool Pads: Attorney Matthew Bergman lists Vashon Island estate for $5.9 million (Photos)Attorney Matthew Bergman's 10-acre luxury estate at 28604 97th Ave S.W. on Vashon Island is on the market for $5.9 million.
The 5,700-square-foot modern Northwest manse is one of the most architecturally significant properties available in the area.
Brokers Moira Holley and Scott Wasner of Realogics Sotheby?s International Realty have the listing, describing the gated, private home as "a soothing enclave of cedar, raw steel, bronze, concrete and glass.?
Bergman worked with venerable architect?

Construction of $19 million South Grand apartments underwayHolland Construction Services is serving as construction manager and HOK as architect for the 124-unit luxury apartments at 2232 S. Grand Blvd., the site of a former YMCA. Construction started in February and has an estimated delivery date of May 2019.